The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
TIMOTHY KELLERYou are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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